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Cornish herd wins national Holstein UK Premier Herd title
Cornwall-based Wills Brothers Ltd of the Willsbro herd have been crowned the winners of the 2023 Holstein UK Premier Herd competition. The Wills…
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Consultation confirmed on plans for digital grain passport
A consultation with the industry over the possible introduction of a digital passport for combinable crops will take place in the autumn. Digitising…
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Plans withdrawn to licence release of gamebirds for 2024/25 season
Rural campaigners have welcomed an announcement from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) after it shelved plans to licence the release of game birds for…
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Staffs Police tell farmers to be wary after spate of high-value thefts
Police in Staffordshire are urging for more information following a spate of thefts on farms in recent days, including two tractors and a high-value…
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Scotland's remote crofters to receive over £250,000 in new funding
Scotland’s remote crofters will receive over £250,000 to help make improvements to their crofts as part of new grant funding. Through an extension to…
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Government urged to unlock 'damaging' post-Brexit EU trade loss
The government must 'double efforts' to unlock 'damaging' post-Brexit loss of trade with the rest of the EU, NFU Scotland has said. The call comes…
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Farmers warn upland farming in Lake District faces 'extinction'
Farmers are campaigning to save the Herdwick sheep breed within the Lake District amid fears that upland farming there faces 'extinction'. The…
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Farmer given suspended prison sentence after cockfighting offences
A West Yorkshire poultry farmer has been handed a suspended jail term following neglect and cockfighting offences. Douglas Price, of Valley Farm…
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Government urged to widen equipment theft act to cover GPS systems
The Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act must be expanded to include agricultural equipment such as GPS systems, the NFU has said, amid a recent surge in…
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Harvest maize with care to reduce pollution, Environment Agency says
Devon and Cornwall farmers are being told by the Environment Agency to guard against run-off during and after harvesting their maize crop this year…
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